First Admitted: 1987, New Jersey

Bar / Professional Activity:

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results):

In re Barandiaran, 477 B.R. 842 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2012), 2012
Classic Architectural Construction, Inc. v. Kasapis, 270 So.3d 324 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019), 2019
In re West, 352 B.R. 905 (Bankr. M.D.Fla.), 2006
Salek v. Passaic Collegiate School, 255 N.J.Super. 355 (App.Div.), 1992
In re Fyock, 391 B.R. 882 (Bankr. M.D.Fla.), 2008
In re Iomazzo, 149 B.R. 767 (Bankr. D.N.J.), 1993
In re Schwartz, 185 B.R. 479 (Bankr. D.N.J.), 1995

Special Licenses / Certifications:

Pro bono / Community Service:

Honors:

Top 100 Bankruptcy Lawyers (Florida), American Society of Legal Advocates, 2015
Top 100 "Bet-the-Company" Litigator, America's Top 100, 2024
Top Lawyer - Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy, Naples Illustrated, 2024
Top Lawyer - Bankruptcy, Naples Illustrated, 2022
Best Bankruptcy Attorney in Cape Coral, Expertise.com, 2024
Equal Justice Medal, Legal Services of New Jersey, 2005
One of the "10 Best" Attorneys (Florida, Bankruptcy), American Institute of Bankruptcy Attorneys, 2014
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (invitation-only honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers), 2009

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures / Writings:

"Effects of Bankruptcy on the Construction Industry", National Association Of Credit Management, 2006
"Class Actions and Class Proofs of Claim in Bankruptcy", Bankruptcy Litigation, Vol. 1, No. 4 (reprinted in Consumer & Personal Rights Litigation, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1994), 1993
"How to Handle Consumer Bankruptcy Cases", Institute For Continuing Legal Education, 2004
"Bankruptcy Practice", Institute For Continuing Legal Education, 1996
"Coping with Financial Difficulties", Court TV On America Online, 1995
"The Role of Accountants in Bankruptcy", Society Of Public Accountants, 1991

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Honorable Alexander L. Paskay Professionalism Award, 2011
Highest Martindale-Hubbell rating for clients, receiving 5.0 out of 5.0 based on numerous reviews and recommendations.
"Superb" AVVO rating, receiving 10.0 out of 10.0 based on numerous reviews and recommendations.

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Brian D. Zinn